Wed 28 September 2016
Revealed: Sky's Halloween shorts
With Matthew Holness, Ross Noble and more
28/09/2016 … Garth Merenghi creator Matthew Holness is returning to TV with a new horror-comedy short.
© BBC/Tiger Aspect/Matt Squire BBC axes Boy Meets Girl
Audiences slumped for groundbreaking trans comedy
28/09/2016 … Boy Meets Girl, the first British comedy to feature a transgender star, has been axed.
Larry Dean: Farcissist
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Soho Theatre
28/09/2016 … The Amused Moose Awards always put emphasis on ‘star quality’ over pure comic talent, seeking personalities who will be mainstream stars, rather than esoteric…
Victoria Wood statue hits £20k target
28/09/2016 … THE campaign to erect a statue of Victoria Wood in her home town of Bury has reached its £20,000 target – but the comedian's brother Chris Foote Wood is now…
Tribute unveiled to Freddie Frinton
Forgotten at home...but still famous in Europe
28/09/2016 … A tribute has been unveiled in Cleethorpes to a variety hall comedian who remains a star across much of Europe nearly 50 years after his death.